For nearly half a century, silent-film pioneer Claude Ballard has been living as a recluse. But when a student comes to interview Claude about The Electric Hotel - the lost masterpiece that ended the career of it's star - the past comes surging back. A portrait of a man entranced by the magic of movie-making, a luminous romance and a whirlwind trip through the heady, endlessly inventive days of early cinema. From the award-winning author of 'The Last Painting of Sara de Vos'.